University of Maryland Athletics

Senior (2019)

• Academic All-Big Ten
• Posted a 12-12 record and 3.78 ERA over 31 appearances, including 26 starts
• Led the team in wins (12), ERA (3.78), appearances (31) games started (26), complete games (7), innings pitched (140.2) and strikeouts (63)
• Threw 8.0 innings and earned her first win of the season against Murray State, limiting the Racers to five hits and two runs (Feb. 10)
• Threw 7.0 innings and earned the win over Houston, limiting the Cougars to five hits and two runs (Feb. 15)
• Went the distance and earned wins in back-to-back games vs. UC Riverside and UNLV, shutting out the Rebels and fanning a combined five batters (Feb. 22 & 23)
• Reached the 200 career strikeout mark vs. North Carolina (March 2)
• Pitched 1 2/3 innings of hitless relief to earn the save against Rhode Island (March 14)
• Struck out a season-high seven batters in Big Ten opener vs. Minnesota (March 22)
• Earned the complete-game victory over Ohio State, limiting the Buckeyes to just two runs and seven hits (March 29)
• Threw 5.0 innings against Rutgers, retiring the first 12 batters she faced and allowing just two hits and one run (April 23)

Junior (2018)

• Appeared in 40 games and started in 23, including 23 as a pitcher
• Had 61 strikeouts as a pitcher on the season
• Pitched in four innings with two earned runs and two balls against Cal Poly (2/10)
• Pitched in 18 innings in the Florida Tournament (2/23-25)
• Pitched in six innings with four earned runs and two strikeouts in opening game win of tournament against Iowa State (2/23)
• Pitched in six innings with no earned runs and three strikeouts against Illinois State (2/25)
• Pitched in six innings with six hits allowed and four earned runs with five strikeouts at Louisville (3/2)
• Pitched in five innings with five hits one earned run and two strikeouts in win against IUPUI (3/2)
• Pitched in all seven innings allowed one hit one earned run against Miami (OH) (3/4)
• Pitched in five innings with only two hits allowed and no earned runs in win at Penn State (3/24)
• Pitched in all seven innings with only six hits allowed and three earned runs in final series win against Penn State (3/25)
• Pitched in six innings with two hits, no runs and six strikeouts in win against Iowa (3/30)
• Pitched in all seven innings with only four hits allowed, no runs and three strikeouts in win against Iowa (4/1)
• Pitched in five innings with five hits allowed and three strikeouts in win against Rutgers (4/17)
• Pitched in eight innings with only four earned runs and a strikeout against Michigan State (5/4)
• Ended the season with three strikeouts two earned runs and four hits in five innings in Big Ten Tournament against Illinois (5/10).

Before Maryland: Transferred to Maryland after spending two seasons at Cal State Fullerton…named Big West Conference Freshman Pitcher of the Year and collected First Team All-Big West Conference accolades as well as being named to the Big West All-Freshman Team in 2016…2016 NFCA All-West Region Second Team…saw 80.0 innings of work in 2017, winning seven times while notching 48 strikeouts and a 2.98 ERA…helped lead the Titans to two straight NCAA Regional appearances and two Big West Conference Championships during her time in Fullerton…made 32 appearances in the circle as a freshman while recording 23 starts for the Titans…posted a team-leading record of 18-6 while recording a 1.97 ERA in her freshman campaign…allowed only 39 earned runs in 138.2 innings pitched while striking out 73 batters faced…ranked 28th in the nation in walks allowed per seven innings (1.21) and 53rd nationally in ERA (1.97)…was named a Top 25 Finalist for NFCA Freshman Player of the Year…earned the first Big West Pitcher of the Week accolades of her career on April 25th…earned the first win of her career in the season-opener against UTSA on February 12th…threw nine complete games while recording one save…earned her first win against a top 25 team on March 18th in the 7-5 win over then-No. 13 Oklahoma.

Personal: Parents are Dan and Nancy Golden…nickname is Syd…has one brother named Zachary…has a Boston Terrier named Max…favorite food is pizza…Fan of the Los Angeles Angels…Enjoys listening to Fun, Walk the Moon, Green Day, Linkin Park, Dirty Heads and the Beastie Boys...favorite movies are Star Wars and Inception…lists her greatest accomplishment as going to college...majoring in sociology.